How to tell people where their assigned seat is?

Make up a seating chart and have it near the door when they come in, perhaps?

I would section it off maybe in sections. section L - O - V - E and then have a note on the door you are in section _____.

then put name cards at each spot

Make place cards and put it on each plate.

I agree with doing place cards and place at each place setting. And I also love the idea of difference sections too!

I LOVE how Stacy did her seating chart.

It shows how the tables were in a U-shape.

https://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/my-diy-seating-chart/c5706c3ff26acfe5.html

Cute idea Hayley!

You could do either escort cards or a seating chart. We are only doing assigned tables, but using escort cards with the guests name and table number on them. We put a little blurb on the back of our programs that said " We have reserved a special seat for you, please locate your place card outside of the banquet room."

Or you could do it like this (doesn't have to be on a chalkboard) but in the shape of your tables, obvs: